friends phoned, but they didn't leave a message." reference to a hypothetical, indefinite entity "If you had an unemployed daughter, what would you think
of them explain that they did not read or know whattheyhad signed. They gave their names by telephone or telegraph to whatthey supposed to be a truthful
not ready for an all-out war with Israel. Though they had the ability to launch a limited war, they knew perfectly well that Israel would not feel itself
full of the highlanders' exploits. [...] Shamil had other backers. Russia and Britain were then playing what was called the 'great game,' a spy struggle for